What is the reasons that Congress wanted a written Declaration of Independence?

England would be too strong to defeat.

The colonies needed England to protect them.

The cost in human lives would be too great.

Explanation:

not needed.

1.) The colonies wanted help from other Nations in Europe.

2.) The soldiers needed a good reason for fighting and dying.

3.) They hoped that more colonists would join the revolution.

Explanation:

During this time, England was strong. The colonists wanted to fight for their independence, and so they wrote the Declaration to try and separate from England.